Wheel-support for harrows.



L. E. WATERMAN.

WHEEL SUBPORT FOR HARROWS.

APPLICATION TILED APR.21, 1908.

1,025,767, I Patented May 7 1912.

EMwen mu @IwM 61W Rockford, in the LEWIS E. WATER/MAN, OF ROCKFORD, COMPANY, OF ROCKFORD, ILLINO oIs, assxenoa T mnason-snanrmenam IS, A CORPORATION or ILLINOIS.

' wnnnnsorronr FOR HARROWS.

, To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Lnwrs E. VALTIQRMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at county of Winnebago and State of Illinois, have invented certain new -and useful Improvements in Wheel-Supports for Harrows, is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide means for supporting a harrow on wheels for transportation to and from the field, and which are readily removable while the harrow is working.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a rear elevation of a harrow held in its elevated position upon supporting wheels. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the holding clamps. Fig. 3 is a transverse section show-- ing the harrow in its elevated position on dotted line a a Fig. 1. Fig. 1 is a trans verse section on dotted line a a. Fig. 1', showing the harrow lowered. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the supporting wheels. I

The harrow is of-a well known construction and comprises the two sections 1 and 2, each composed of a plurality of heads 3. The usual draft connections are employed together with the usual levers for ad usting of which the following the angles of the sections with respect to each other. The wheel supports for supporting the sections, are in this instance right and left which-is made necessary owing to the construction of the heads of the sections, but in other constructions they may be of like construction.

At Fig. 5 is shown one of the wheel supports in perspective, and comprises the side bars 4 and 5, between which is pivoted a wheel 6. These sidebars are connected to gether and terminate in a handle portion 7. To the side bars 4 and 5 adjacent to the wheel 6 are secured hook extensions '8 and 9 respectively. A cross-bar 1.0 holds the side bars 4 and 5 separated so as not to cramp the wheel in its bearings.

Fig. 4, shows the position of the wheel support inits connection with the tubular Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed April 21, 1908.

of heads Patented May 7, 1912. Serial No. 428,450.

section llbetween two of the heads 3 of a section. The hooks 8 and 9 encircle the tubular section, and the wheel 6 is ahead of the vertical centerot the heads. By raising on the handle portion 7 of the wheel sup port, the wheel 6is moved rearward of the vertical center of the heads as shown in Fig. 3, and the handle portion 7 of the wheel support rests against the rear face of the scraperbar 12. A clamp shown at Fig. 2, has a sec tion 13 provided with an opening 14, and a depending section 15. The clamp is placed over the handle portion 7 of the wheel sup port, and the depending section 15 engages the front face of the scraper-bar as shown at Fig. 3, which will hold the wheel support against the scraper-bar, and prevents the wheel 6 from moving ahead of the vertical center of the heads, when the harrow is moved rearward. By the employment of the two hooks 8 and 9 suitably separated, the wheel support will beheld in a vertical position, that is, l/Vhen the harrow is lowered into its work ing position, the wheel supportsare removed so as not to interfere with the workingof the harroW.

I claim as my invention- A wheel support for harrows, comprising a frame formed of a substantially straight.

handle portion and alower forwardly curved portion having a rearwardly extending lower end, a wheel journaled on said lower end and having its axis disposed substantially in the longitudinal plane of the handle portion, and a rearwardly extending harrow-engaging projection carried by and located in the curved portion, ment placing the weight of the ha-rrow upon the support in advance of the'wheel when the handle is elevated.

In testimony whereof. I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses. I

LEWIS E. VVATERMAN- Witnesses: I

A. O. ,BEHEL E. D. E. N. BEEtEL.

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